Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,677, John Fosdick, Mass. New York

SERVICE
Josdick, John
NUMBER
R. 3677
Mass. New York.
CONTENTS
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34,555
Ino. Fosdick, N.Y.
Let. to S.A. Brown, 23 rd June 1838.
3699

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
can REJECTED
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P. O. _____
John Hosdick
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

34,555
54,555 # John Fosdick, N.Y.
Sam. A. Brown, Jamestown Nyack Jan 26. 38.

On this 13 th day of December 1837 personally appeared before me Elias T. Foote first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Chautauqua and State of New York. John Hosdick a resident of the town of Poland in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York - aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th . 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That in the month of March 1778 he enlisted in the Army at the town of Sheffield, Berkshire County and State of Massachusetts for six months, that his Captain's name was Hyde, Lieut. Darnon & Ensign Darnon and he believes the orderly sergeant's name was Taylor, that soon after they marched to Fort Miller, Saratoga, Fort Redbank, that he believes the Colonel's name was Ashley, that during this enlistment he served at least four months, that they were employed in defending the frontier from the inroads of the Tories and Indians, that about two months before their term of service expired one half were discharged in which number was this deponent, that he then returned home.
That in the spring of 1779 he enlisted at Fort Ann in the State of New

York, under a Sergeant by the name of Ash- ley, from there  to  he went to Whitehall ( then called Sheneshborough) and joined the Company, that his Captain's name was Ebenezer Allen, Lieut. Hyde, and the ensigns no one he does not re- collect, that his Colonel's name was Olson, that they were called the Ran- gers, that he served in that said Company a year and nine months, until December 1740, that they were em- ployed in defending the frontiers, that they started from Sheneshborough to Crown Point and to Ogdensburg Cumberland Head, that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity ex- cept the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State -
He does further depose and say that the reason why he has not applied for a Pension before is, that he has been a man of property, and was informed and believed that he could not get a Pension on that account, and that he has not been informed to the contrary until lately, that he is now in indigent

circumstances, and therefor applies for a pension.
The judge propounded the following questions and received the following answers-
1. He says he was born at Sheffield, Berkshire county, St of Massachusetts on the 20th of May 1763- 2. He says he has no record of his age- 3. He says he lived at Sheffield aforesaid when he was called into service, that he lived in Sheffield aforesaid for about fourteen years, after the war, and married his wife there, then he moved to Fairhaven Rutland county & State of Vermont, and lived there about twenty five years, from there he moved to the Royal Grants, mouth of the Mohawk and State of New York, where he lived about ten years, from there he moved to Kingston, Ulster county State of Penn. where he lived about six years, from there he moved to the town of Poland Chenango county and State of New York where he has resided for about two years, that his wife and himself compose his whole family, that he is lame and has a breach, that he has not mingled with the world but little of late, has supported himself of late by making baskets, and is not acquainted with any clergyman-

4 He says he was a substitute for his brother Jesse Fosdick during his first term of service, and that he enlisted in his stead, that he enlisted on his own ac- count during his second term of service -
5. He says being of the Rangers he did not see many of the regular officers, that he often saw Colonel Warner & Major Hyde,
6 He says he does not recollect that he ever received a discharge, though he believes his Captain Allen gave gave him a paper which was called a discharge -
7 He says he is acquainted with Col Na- thaniel Fenton of Poland & Samuel Bowen Esq. of Carroll - Testoon to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid -
Before me
his John X Fosdick mark
E. T. Roote Vice Judge Chaut. Com. Pleas
Chautauqua County ss - Nathaniel Fenton of Poland being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is 74 years old, and further that he has been acquaint- ed with Mr John Fosdick of Poland the above applicant for a pension, for about six months that from his knowledge and acquaintance, as

well as from information, derived from others who have been acquainted with him longer and in whose statements, this deponent places entire confidence; he believes the said Fossick is a man of strict truth and veracity, and that full credit ought to be given to his testimony, that he believes he is of the age he represents himself to be; and that, as reported, and believed in the neighbourhood to have been a Revolutionary Soldier, and that this deponent concurs in that opinion -
Sworn & subscribed Dec. 13 th 1837
Nathaniel Fenton
Before me E. J. Foote
Chautauque County Is Samuel Cowan of Carnall in said county being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is 47 years old, and further that he has been well acquainted with Mr John Fossick of Poland, the above applicant for a pension, for about eighteen months, that from his knowledge and ac- quaintance as well as from in- formation derived from others who have been acquainted with him, and in whose statements this deponent places entire confidence, he believes the said Fos- dick is a man of strict truth and veracity, and that full credit ought to be given to his testimony, that he believes he is of the age he repre- sents himself to be, and that he

is reputed and believed in the neigh- borhood to have been a revolution- ary soldier, and that this depo- nent concurs in that opinion - Sworn & subscribed The day & year aforesaid Samuel Bowman Before me Sworn & subscribed December 18 th 1837 Before me E. J. Foote Judge Court Co. Pleas
State of New York, Chautauqua Co. ss I Elisha J. Foote first judge of the court of common pleas in and for said county, do certify, from an examination of the forgoing applicant for a pension (John Fordeick), I am satisfied that he is unable from bodily infirmity to attend our court of Record. I am also satisfied after an investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, & served as he states -
I also certify that from a long personal acquaintance with the above deponents, Colonel Nathaniel Finton, of Poland, and Samuel Bowman Esquire, of Carroll in the coun- ty aforesaid, I know them to be credible persons, and men whose testimony is entitled to full faith & credit.
I also certify that Mr. Fordeick, the aforesaid applicant, is old, infirm, & extremely poor, & if he was a soldier, as I believe, a pension would relieve him from charity, for his support. Dated the 16 th December 1837 E. J. Foote

County of Chautauqua Clerks Office ss.
I George N. Tew. Clerk of said County, do certify that Elial T. Foote Esq. above named, was at the date of the foregoing proceedings, & now is, first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County commissioned & sworn - And that the fore- going signatures "E. T. Foote" purporting to be his, are genuine - In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & official seal, this 27. day of December 1837 -
G. N. Tew Clerk